 The 1855 New York Census reported Lindeman & Son employed about 15 and produced $18,000 worth of pianos (about $ today) - representing about one percent of the combined output of the piano factories in New York City as reported in the New York State census of 1855.They were awarded a diploma at the 1857 American Institute fair, placing after Schuetze & Ludolff, Gross & Hulskamp, Boardman & Gray and Henry Hansen.Lindeman & Son moved to 171 and 173 Mercer street in 1859.